Jefferson County · Kentucky
Metal buildings in Louisville, KY.
We supply shops, garages, barns, commercial buildings and more across Louisville and the surrounding metro. Our work reaches from Louisville and Jeffersontown to the farm ground of Oldham, Shelby and Nelson counties, and anywhere else you’re building. In Louisville Metro, a pole barn may need engineered drawings because it isn’t standard light-frame construction.
No permit needed
Under 200 sq ft
Within 3 ft of the house
Drywall inside
Within 5 ft of a lot line
Fire-rated walls
Pole barns
May need engineering
These are Louisville Metro rules. The smaller cities inside Louisville Metro can add approvals of their own.
What people build around Louisville
Louisville Metro covers all of Jefferson County. Past it, the metro opens into acreage and farm ground in every direction.
Garages on city lots
Close to the house or a lot line, fire rules shape the walls and eaves. We lay the building out on your lot first.
Acreage shops
Tubular steel is usually the answer for an unfinished shop under sixty feet wide.
Farm buildings
Hay, equipment and horse barns go up across the outer counties. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.
Finished space
Steel truss is the fit here. Drywall attaches to the frame, so there’s no second wall to build.
Permitted commercial work often suits cold-formed steel, with a finished eave standard. See what a steel building costs.
Permitting metal buildings in Louisville Metro
Construction Review issues building permits, and Planning & Design Services handles zoning.
Building permits
- One-story detached buildings under 200 sq ft don’t need a permit. Anything larger does.
- A detached garage within 3 feet of the house needs drywall on its inside walls.
- Within 5 feet of a property line, the walls and eaves have to meet fire-resistance rules.
Zoning & small cities
- Projects in a preservation district or overlay need review before the building permit.
- The smaller cities inside Louisville Metro can require their own approvals.
- Utility easements on the lot can rule out building in that spot.
Farm & engineering
- Farm buildings that serve the farm are exempt from the state code outside city limits.
- Occupied buildings are Risk Category II wherever they sit.
- We run the ASCE 7 hazard tool against your address and provide the drawings your permit needs.
Engineered drawings settle the pole barn question. Louisville Metro says a pole barn isn’t standard light-frame construction and may need engineered drawings. Every building we supply comes with drawings engineered to its address, so that question is answered before you apply.
Local guides for the Louisville metro
We also serve Jeffersontown, Prospect, Mount Washington, Shepherdsville and Taylorsville. See all of Kentucky or our whole service area.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Louisville project.
Tell us what you’re planning and where you’re building. We’ll help you work out the next steps.
- Tell us what and whereSend us the size, how you’ll use the building and the address.
- We check the siteWe confirm who permits the address and which code and loads apply.
- You get a clear recommendationWe recommend the frame that fits and price it against the alternatives.
Or call
417-218-8348